Safety-razor



A; 1. BAXTER.

SAFETY RAZOR- I APPLICATION FILED MAR- 5. 191B- 1,307,652. Patented June 24 ARTHUR J. BAXTER, orsnivnca, KANSAS.

SAFETY-RAZOR.

To all whom it may concern: I r

Be it knownthat I, ARTHUR J. BAXTER, citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Seneca, inthe county of Nemaha and State of Kansas, have invented certain new and use 'ful Improvements'in Safety-Razors, of

which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an improved} safety razor andhas as its primary object to provide a device of this character which willbe simple, durable, compact and inexpen' s1ve.

The invention has as a further object to provide a construction wherein the detacln able blade holder may be struck at one operation from a single piece of material and:

wherein the :said holder will be equipped with a plurality of resilient; fingers or tongues for removably holding: the blades firmly in position.

And theinvention has as a'still furtherobject to provide an arrangement wherein the handle of the device willnbe formed to I carry a supply of the blades as wellras the blade holder. p e

Other and incidental objects will appear as'the description proceeds and in the draw ings, wherein Ixhavel illustrated the preferred embodiment of the invention, and

wherein similar reference characters desigwnate likeparts throughout the-several views:

Figure l is a side elevation showing the inclined position of the-blades upon the blade holder of the device, Fig. 2 is a bottom plan the blades with respect to each other upon the blade holder,

Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken on the line 33 of Fig. 2 and looking in the direction of the arrows, this view particularly showing the mounting of the blades,

Fig. 4 is a side elevation showing the if blade holder detached with the blades removed therefrom, and

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary sectional view showing the construction of the handle of the device. 7

In carrying out the invention, my improved device is formed with a hollow, preferably cylindrical, handle 10 which may be formed of metal, wood, or other suitable material, and is closed at its outer end by a screw cap '11. The handle may, of course,

be varied in length and diameter as desired. Detachably secured to the inner end of the I Specification of Letters Patent.

View; mor e"par'- ticularly bringing out the arrangementof Patented une 24, 1919.

Application filed March 5, 1913. Serial No. 220,528.

handle by a bayonetslot'connection is a blade holder 12 locked in position by a thumb screw 12" threaded into the handle." This blade holder is preferably formed fronil a single piece of suitable resilient sheet metal" bent into arcuate shape in cross section so that the said holderis substantially semi-cylindrijcal to fit around the inner terminal of the handle. Formed in the bottom portion of the holder at each side of a longitudinal medial; line therethrough are outwardly diverging I. 'longitudinalsbladereceiving slots 18 which open through the outer end of the holder.;

These slots'thus, as particularly'brought out 111 F Igs. 2 and 4: of the drawings, incline downwardly and inwardly toward the inner end of the blade holder anddefine an intermediate blade receiving portion 14 tapering frorn 'the outer end of the holder toward its inner end. Struck'from each of the side edges of'the'blade receiving portionis a se-' ries of longitudinally spaced blade gripping tongues or fingers 15 which, as particularly shown in Fig. 3, are offset inwardly within the holder. The tongues of each series are of equal length and aline' at their points of juncture with the blade receiving portion so' that consequently, the blades -of said se'- ries respectively, are inclined-in conformity with the inclination 'of 'the blade receiving slots. As will be seen, in view of the precedingdescription, the blade holder of the present invention embodies a very simple structure and may be struck at one operation from asingle-piecebf suitable sheet metali" In connection with the blade holder, I 8111- ploy oppositely presented blades 16 suitably sharpened at their outer longitudinal edges and provided at their inner longitudinal edges with longitudinally disposed ribs 17.-

These ribs are preferably formed, in'each instance, by bending the metal of the blade over upon itself. The blades are removably fitted within the bladereceiving slots 13 and rest'at their inner margins upon the blade receiving portion 14: of the holder, to be firmly held in position by the series of tongues 15 engaging over the ribs 17 of the said blades. In this connection it will be observed upon reference to Fig. 3 that the tongues 15 are bent to snugly fit around the said ribs and will consequently securely engage with the blades to prevent any teetering thereof as well as to prevent accidental displacement of the blades. Since, as previously described, the series of tongues are inclined or converge to conform iththe convergence'of the blade receivmgslots; the

blades will, therefore, be supported upon the blade receiving portion of the holder t'oi'n cline downwardly and inwardly with slots fromthe outer, end of the holder to ward its inner end. Owing to this; inclinas tion of the blades, a shearing cut may, as

\ villjbe readily understood,,-be easily attained in the practical 'use.,;of the device. 'lhe blades are, of course; o'i'iaa width, as partied-z larly', brought, out in Fig; 3,;360 project through, the. blade receiving, slots laterally with respect to the holder so that-the cutting edges of the blades Willbe exposedfior use.- 'Hmvever; it is to benoted thatthe portions I ofithe holder above the blade receiving slots blades.

Will ,oVerhang, the cutting-I edges of the Such portions of the holder Will therefore, provldezgnards l8v-for the blades and will be disposed to contact with the face in theoperation oftshaving, to prevent accidental cutting ofthe face. In order that a supply of blades may be carried about with the'device, the handle 10 ismade hollowto" receive such sunply; Eurtliemore, this ham x 'dle isthus adapted to receiver the: blade i vide'da particularlyiwsimple and compact.

holder'so that the device niayi accordingly be collapsed toof luggag -a It Will, therefore; be seen that I have pro manufactured and s'old at minimtnn. cost,

;Having thus" described the invention, what" is claimed as new is: t 1. A safiety' razor nicludingra segmental blade holder constructed froma single piece provide a neat and small article of material bent into substantially concavoconvex form and having a long1tudmally ext-- tending'sl'ot 'therethrough defining a blade receiving portionat one side of the slot and a guard at the opposite side of the slot, and

yieldable means fixed upon the blade receiving portion and adapted to engage the inner margin of abutting blade for securing the bladejstationary upon the blade receiving pOl'tlOIl seatlng against the inner side; face thereof and projecting at its outer niiargin blade receiving slots therethrou gh converg ing toiv'ard theinner end. of: the holderand defining a blade reeeivingpo'rtion between the slotsfand guards the outer sides of the slots, and means earned by opposite marginsof the blade! receiving portion! for securing cutting blades: stationary against the innerside iiace thereof and inclined longitudinally, a

of the blade receiving portion to" project. through said slots beneath the: guards. i a. I

3. A: safety razor including a curved blade holder constructed from a single piece at resilient material having a slofitormed therei i through and opening through one end oii the holder" to define a blade receivingr -portiioniatone side of the slot and a resilient guardat' the opposite side ofthe' slot free, at its outer extremity, and means carried by the blade receiving portion for securing 'a blade stationary against the: inner; side face: thGIi'QOii projecting through said slots beneath the guard whereby the free-extremity on? the guardmay-be flexed relative to the cutting edge of the blade. 7

t In testimony whereof I aiiix mysignature. ARTHUR- J; BAXTER/i; IlL'. s-.]1-=

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